HARRY HIBBS SIMKINS 1887–1964
Born 4th October 1887 in Sneinton, Nottingham.
Married 1908 to Kate Cottam, son Harry Victor born 1907
Died 28th November 1964
1891 Census
Age 4 living at 16 Southwell Road with step father Charles 31, a master butcher, mother Emily 31, née Stone, and brothers Charles 9, Dan 7 and Alfred 1.
In 1896 Harry’s grandfather died. He had previously been running the farm at Adbolton and it was at that date that the family moved to Adbolton. There were a number of butchers shops owned by the family, including a very modern shop on Angel Row in Nottingham.
1901 Census
Age 14 employed on the farm and living with father Charles, a farmer at Adbolton, mother Emily, brothers Charles, Dan, Alfred.
1911 Census
A master butcher living in Sneinton, Nottingham with wife Kate 26 and son Harry 4. Kate assists in the business, which was at their home in 16 Southwell Road. In 1891 Harry’s father was a butcher at this address.
Military Service
Rank: Private
Service Number: S/255483
Military Unit: Royal Army Service Corps
Medals Awarded
British War and Victory
Other information
Harry’s brother in law, Horace Arthur Cottam, was killed in action in 1917 while serving with the Grenadier Guards.
The name Hibbs was the surname of Charles, Harry’s father, at birth. Charles took the name of his stepfather, Simkins.
In a newspaper article in the Nottingham Post in 1925, Harry was still living and working at the butchers shop at 16 Southwell Road – the only house remaining out of 599 – and holding up an improvement scheme despite his father selling the property to the Corporation for £1870.
1921 Census
Address: 16 Southwell Road, Nottm.
Employment: Master Butcher
Household: wife Kate, son Harry
From the 1939 Register
Address: 7 Thoresby Avenue, Carlton, Nottingham
Occupation: butchers salesman
Household: living with wife Kate, Assistant in dress shop